Tribal Youth Diversion Grant Program

Tribal Youth Diversion Grant Programs

Tribal Youth Diversion grant funds support Indian tribes in the implementation of diversion programs for Indian children using trauma informed, community-based, and wellness-based interventions. Funding supports diversion programs that address the needs of Indian children who experience high rates of juvenile arrests, high rates of suicide, high rates of alcohol and substance abuse, and average high school graduation rates that are lower than 75 percent.

TYD Cohort 2 (7/1/20 – 12/31/23)

Quarterly Progress Report Webinar (December 3, 2020) – Recording

Local Evaluation Plan (LEP) Webinar

The BSCC conducted a webinar regarding Local Evaluation Plans on October 29, 2020. The following resources are available for your use:

TYD Cohort 2 Grantee Orientation

The BSCC held a Grantee Orientation on October 19-20, 2020. The following resources from the Orientation are available for your use:

Virtual Binder
Recording - October 19^th
Recording - October 20^th

2019 TYD Request for Proposals

This RFP provides the information necessary to prepare proposals to the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) for grant funds available through the Tribal Youth Diversion Grant Program.

Tribal Youth Diversion Grant RFP – Word

NOTE: Applicants, please make sure to submit the budget attachment of your application in an Excel format. Do not submit the budget attachment in a PDF version. We must be able to view and print the budget and will not be able to do so if it is a PDF version. Attention to this detail will expedite the processing of your application

2019 TYD Bidders' Conference

The BSCC conducted a Bidder’s Conference on December 11, 2019.

Recorded presentation - YouTube Recording Link

PowerPoint presentation - PowerPoint Link

PowerPoint presentation on Budget Attachment - PowerPoint Link

Tribal Youth Diversion Grant Executive Steering Committee Roster - Click hereopens PDF file for a detailed list of member profiles.

#	Name	Title	Organization
1	Michael Ertola (Chair)	Chief Probation Officer	Nevada County
2	Dayna Barrios	Youth Initiatives Project Director	Sacramento Native American Health Center
3	Peter LaVallee	Retired	Non-Profit Youth Program Administrator – Humboldt County
4	Denise Villamil	Program Director	Alma Family Services
5	Bill Denke	Police Chief	Sycuan Tribal Police Department

2019 ESC Meetings and Agenda

Tribal Youth Diversion

Date	Location	Agenda
September 24, 2019	BSCC Board Room, Sacramento	Agenda
March 24, 2020	BSCC Board Room, Sacramento	Agendaopens WORD file

TYD Cohort 1 (7/1/19 - 6/30/22)

Tribal Youth Diversion Grant Requests for Proposal (RFP)

In January 2019, the BSCC released a Request for Proposals for the Tribal Youth Diversion (TYD) Grant Program. Eligible applicants were federally recognized Indian Tribes in California. Grants were awarded to the Pinoleville Pomo Nation and Karuk Tribe for approximately $1.1 million.

Tribal Youth Diversion Grant RFP – opens in a new windowPDF

Abstracts of TYD Grant Projects Funded in Cohort 1 – PDF

2018 YRG Executive Steering Committee Roster Click here for a detailed list of member profiles.

#	Name	Title	Organization
1	David Steinhart (Co-Chair)	Director & BSCC Board Member	Commonweal Juvenile Justice Program
2	Mark Varela (Co-Chair)	Chief Probation Officer & BSCC Board Member	Ventura County Probation Department
3	Jessica Chandler*	Social Worker	Los Angeles County, Department of Children & Family Services
4	Amy Cohen	Child, Adolescent, Adult and Family Psychiatry Director	Center for Collaborative Parenting
5	Paul Espinosa	Captain	Los Angeles Police Department
6	Donna Groman	Judge	Los Angeles Juvenile Delinquency Court
7	Frankie Guzman*	Director, California Youth Justice Initiative	National Center for Youth Law
8	Jane Halladay Goldman	Director, Service Systems Program	National Center for Child Traumatic Stress
9	Brooke Harris	Adjunct Professor & Supervising Clinical Attorney	Loyola Law School, Center for Juvenile Law & Policy
10	Olin Jones*	Founder	Olin C. Jones Consulting
11	Patricia Lee	Chief Juvenile Public Defender	City & County of San Francisco
12	Julio Marcial	Director of Youth Justice	Liberty Hill Foundation
13	Laura John Ridolfi	Policy Director	W. Haywood Burns Institute
14	Patricia Soung	Policy Director of Youth Justice	Children's Defense Fund - California

*Did not score proposals

Tribal Advisory Group Click here for a detailed list of member profiles

#	Name	Title	Organization
1	Olin Jones TAG Chair, YRG Liaison	Founder	Olin C. Jones Consulting
2	Dayna Barrios	Youth Initiatives Project Director	Sacramento Native American Health Center
3	Angie Cavaliere*	Minor's Counsel	Children's Law Center of California
4	Bill Denke	Director	Sycuan Tribal Police Department
5	Heather Hostler	Director	California Department of Social Services Office of Tribal Affairs

Cohort 1 Meetings and Agenda

Youth Reinvestment Grant Meetings

Date	Location	Agenda
October 9, 2018	BSCC Board Room, Sacramento	Agenda
October 10, 2018	BSCC Board Room, Sacramento	Agenda
November 15, 2018	BSCC Board Room, Sacramento	Agenda
November 16, 2018	BSCC Board Room, Sacramento	Agenda
May 2, 2019	BSCC Board Room, Sacramento	Agenda
June 4, 2019	BSCC Board Room, Sacramento	Agenda
June 5, 2019	BSCC Board Room, Sacramento

Tribal Advisory Group Meetings

Date	Location	Agenda
October 23, 2018	BSCC Board Room, Sacramento	Agenda
October 24, 2018	BSCC Board Room, Sacramento	Agenda
April 30, 2019	BSCC Board Room, Sacramento	Agenda
May 30, 2019	BSCC Board Room, Sacramento	Agenda

Implementing Statutes

The Tribal Youth Diversion Grant was originally established in the 2018 Budget Act and the related trailer bill (AB 1812) as part of the Youth Reinvestment Grant. The 2019 Budget Act and AB 1454 provided additional funding and direction for the Tribal Youth Diversion Grant Program.